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(43) Date of publication: 16.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/51 (21) Application number: 08719802.4 (22) Date of filing: 21.03.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D06F 75/12(2006.01) G01F 23/24(2006.01) F22B 1/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2008/051079 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/120130 (09.10.2008 Gazette 2008/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 30.03.2007 EP 07105285 (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors: XIAO, Taikang NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) THIRUMAZHISAI SANKARALINGAM, Tamilselvan NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) ESTRADA, Jose, L. NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) TIEW, Hock, S. NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) BELLE, Chaitra NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) CHADHA, Jasmeet, S. NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) TAY, Barry, E., K. NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Uittenbogaard, Frank  Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven 5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)